Josiah Spode II (1754-1827) and The Mount Estate (Penkhull)
Young Ladies School - The 1851 Census return for the Mount
Name Position Age Employment Place of Birth William Allbut Head 41 Newspaper Editor & Farmer of 43 acres Hanley Sophia Allbut Wife 40 Principal of Ladies School Nottingham Elizabeth Ann Allbut Daughter 11 Scholar Hanley Thomas Henry Allbut Son 8 Scholar Hanley Sophia Jane Allbut Daughter 6 Penkhull Mary Dorothea Allbut Daughter 3 Penkhull Elizabeth Mort Sister-in-Law 35 English Teacher Kingston-upon-Hull Helen Mayer Ridgway 29 Teacher of Music Hanley Amee Alexis Samson 29 French Teacher Native of France Ellen Allin 45 Cook and Housekeeper Stafford Eliza Withinshaw 18 Kitchen Maid Norton, Staffs Catherine Ault 30 Servant Marston, Derbys. Eliza Hoult 18 Servant Derby Elizabeth Griffiths 18 Servant North Wales Anne Jackson 20 Nursery Maid Eastwood, Staffs Mary Ann Southern Visitor 21 Manchester Harriet Bancroft Visitor 20 Manchester Sarah Allden 15 Scholar Birmingham Mary Allden 13 Scholar Birmingham Frances Alden 11 Scholar Birmingham Agnes Allden 9 Scholar Birmingham Jeanette Adshead 11 Scholar Staleybridge, Lancs. Mary Bancroft 14 Scholar Manchester Emily Carlton 13 Scholar Manchester Hannah Carlton 11 Scholar Manchester Fanny Cartwright 14 Scholar Birmingham Elizabeth Cartwright 12 Scholar Birmingham Edna Crabtree 12 Scholar Macclesfield Caroline Dubel 17 Scholar Switzerland Matilda Farraday 17 Scholar Birmingham Eliza Ann Gibbs 15 Scholar Manchester Mary Rawson Hollins 15 Scholar Sheffield Mary Sadler Kennedy 16 Scholar Burslem Mary Kendall 14 Scholar Liverpool Evelyn Macintyre 13 Scholar Longport, Staffs. Margaret Mayall 16 Scholar Morphley, Lancs. Isabella Metcalf 15 Scholar Keighley, Yorks Emily Oxenbould 12 Scholar Birmingham Harriet Parks 13 Scholar Bury, Lancs Harriet Rowbotham 11 Scholar Bedworth, Warks. Eleanor Redfern 15 Scholar Oldham, Lancs Elizabeth Southern 12 Scholar Manchester Ann Maria Simmons 17 Scholar Oldham, Lancs Catherine Taylor 17 Scholar Oldham, Lancs Elizabeth Wilson 13 Scholar Liverpool Eliza Wood 14 Scholar Ramsbottom, Lancs. Alice Howarth 9 Scholar East Indies, Calcutta
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